Imgae processing system

Claim 2

An image processing system arranged to read an original image and produce an image output on a recording medium, comprising: reading means for color-sequentially reading out said original image as frame images for individual color components; memory means for storing individual frame image information representing the frame images read by said reading means; display means for displaying an image; display memory means for storing an image to be displayed on said display means; and direct memory access control means for transferring said individual frame image information from said memory means to said display means frame by frame in a manner of direct memory access, said display memory means superimposes a frame image newly transferred from said memory means on a frame image stored in said display memory means each time one frame image is transferred, wherein the storing operation of storing frame image information for a color component in said memory means and the access operation of making access to frame image information for another color component by said direct memory access control means are performed in parallel.

Claim 3

An image processing system according to claim 1, further comprising communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from destination communication system, said communication means including transmitting means for transmitting the image stored in said memory means to a destination system in a frame-sequential manner and receiving means for storing said images transmitted from said destination system in said frame-sequential manner in said memory means.

Claim 4

An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said display means provides a single-color display until frame image information on all the color components is prepared.

Claim 5

An image processing system according to claim 1, wherein said direct memory access means further comprises magnification changing means for altering the image size of the image to be transferred.

Claim 6

An image processing system arranged to read an original image and produce an image output on a display unit, comprising: reading means for sequentially reading out said original image as frame images for individual color components; memory means for storing image data; a first bus for connecting said reading means and said memory means; writing means for writing said frame images read by said reading means to said memory means in a frame-sequential manner over said first bus; display means for displaying an image; display memory means for storing an image to be displayed on said display means; and a second bus for connecting said display memory means and said memory means; a direct memory access control means provided at a position along said second bus, for transferring said frame image information from said memory means to said display memory means frame by frame in a manner of direct memory access, while said writing means is sequentially writing said read frame images to said memory means, wherein said display memory means superimposes a frame image newly transferred from said memory means on a frame image stored in said display memory means each time one frame image is transferred.

Claim 7

An image processing system arranged to read an original image and produce an image output on a display unit, comprising: reading means for sequentially reading out said original image as frame images for individual color components; memory means for storing image data; a first bus for connecting said reading means and said memory means; writing means for writing said frame images read by said reading means to said memory means in a frame-sequential manner over said first bus; display means for displaying an image; display memory means for storing an image to be displayed on said display means; and a second bus for connecting said display memory means and said memory means; a direct memory access control means provided at a position along said second bus, for transferring said frame image information from said memory means to said display memory means frame by frame in a manner of direct memory access, while said writing means is sequentially writing said read frame images to said memory means, wherein said display memory means superimposes a frame image newly transferred from said memory means on a frame image stored in said display memory means each time one frame image is transferred.

Claim 8

An image processing system according to claim 5, wherein said reading means reads said original image as images of individual color components, said memory means including independent image memories for storing said images of said individual color components.

Claim 9

An image processing system according to claim 6, wherein said writing means writes said image data on a particular color component read by said reading means to a corresponding image memory in said memory means, said controlling means being operative to control said direct memory access means to cause said direct memory access means to transfer to said display means said image data on said particular color component which has been written by said writing means.

Claim 10

An image processing system according to claim 7, wherein said display means provides a single-color display until image information on all the color components is prepared.

Claim 11

An image processing system according to claim 5, wherein said direct memory access control means includes magnification altering means for altering the image size of the image.

Claim 12

An image processing system according to claim 9, further comprising: output means for outputting said image information to a recording medium; and second controlling means for providing control to alter the image size carried by said image data stored in said memory means on the basis of the magnification-alteration information of said magnification altering means and to cause said output means to output said image data.

Claim 13

An image processing system according to claim 5, wherein said display memory means comprising; display memories for storing image data on said individual color components; and look-up tables for converting the image data on said individual color components read from said respective display memories into predetermined data values, respectively, and said display means comprising a display device for displaying color image on the basis of said individual color component data converted by said look-up tables.

Claim 14

An image processing system according to claim 11, further comprising altering means for altering the conversion characteristics of said respective look-up tables of said display memory means in accordance with the instruction of an operator.

Claim 15

An image processing system according to claim 12, further comprising output means for outputting image information to a recording medium and adjusting means for adjusting the color tone of said image data stored in said memory means on the basis of the conversion characteristics of said respective look-up tables altered by said altering means and causing said output means to output said image data.

Claim 16

An image processing system having image communication means capable of transmitting image information to a destination apparatus, comprising: reading means for reading out an original image; memory means for storing image information read by said reading means; display means for displaying an image on a display screen; first control means arranged to alter the size of an image carried by said image information stored in said memory means according to the size of said original image and output said image of altered size to said display means; second control means for displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, said reference image being an image displayed under the control of said first control means; and transmitting means arranged to alter the size of the image carried by said image information stored in said memory means at said magnification controlled by said second control means and transmit said image information on said image of altered size to said destination apparatus.

Claim 17

An image processing system having image communication means capable of transmitting image information to a destination apparatus, comprising: reading means for reading out an original image; memory means for storing image information read by said reading means; display means for displaying an image on a display screen; first control means arranged to alter the size of an image carried by said image information stored in said memory means according to the size of said original image and output said image of altered size to said display means; second control means for displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, said reference image being an image displayed under the control of said first control means; and transmitting means arranged to alter the size of the image carried by said image information stored in said memory means at said magnification controlled by said second control means and transmit said image information on said image of altered size to said destination apparatus.

Claim 18

An image processing system according to claim 14, wherein said first control means to alter the size of an image to display the whole read image on said display screen at a time.

Claim 19

An image processing system according to claim 14, wherein said display means comprises display memories for storing image data for individual color components, look-up tables for converting said image data for said color components read from said respective display memories into predetermined data values, and a display device for providing display on said display screen on the basis of said image data for individual color components converted by said respective look-up tables.

Claim 20

An image processing system according to claim 16, further comprising third control means for controllably altering the conversion characteristics of said respective look-up tables of said display means in accordance with an operator's command.

Claim 21

An image processing system according to claim 17, wherein said transmitting means includes adjusting means for adjusting and transmitting color tones, carried by said image data for said individual color components stored in said memory means, so that the image displayed under the control of said third control means is made coincide with said image to be transmitted to said destination apparatus.

Claim 22

An image processing system according to claim 18, wherein said adjusting means includes second look-up tables for converting said image data for said individual color components into predetermined data, and fourth control means for controlling said second look-up tables so that the conversion characteristics of said second look-up tables are made coincide with the conversion characteristics of said first look-up tables.

Claim 23

An image processing system having image communication means capable of receiving image information from a destination apparatus, comprising: memory means for storing received image information; display means for displaying an image on a display screen; printing means for printing out said image information to a recording medium; first control means arranged to alter the size of an image carried by said image information stored in said memory means according to the size of said original image and output said image of altered size to said display means; second control means for displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, said reference image being an image displayed under the control of said first control means; and third control means arranged to alter the size of the image carried by said image information stored in said memory means at said magnification controlled by said second control means and produce a printout of said image of altered size by said printing means.

Claim 24

An image processing system having image communication means capable of receiving image information from a destination apparatus, comprising: memory means for storing received image information; display means for displaying an image on a display screen; printing means for printing out said image information to a recording medium; first control means arranged to alter the size of an image carried by said image information stored in said memory means according to the size of said original image and output said image of altered size to said display means; second control means for displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, said reference image being an image displayed under the control of said first control means; and third control means arranged to alter the size of the image carried by said image information stored in said memory means at said magnification controlled by said second control means and produce a printout of said image of altered size by said printing means.

Claim 25

An image processing system according to claim 20, wherein said first control means to alter the size of an image to display the whole read image on said display screen at a time.

Claim 26

An image processing system according to claim 20, wherein said display means comprises display memories for storing image data for individual color components, look-up tables for converting said image data for said color components read from said respective display memories into predetermined data values, and a display device for providing display on said display screen on the basis of said image data for individual color components converted by said respective look-up tables.

Claim 27

An image processing system according to claim 22, further comprising fourth control means for controllably altering the conversion characteristics of said respective look-up tables of said display means in accordance with an operator's command.

Claim 28

An image processing system according to claim 23, wherein said third control means includes adjusting means for adjusting, when outputting said image data to said recording medium, color tones carried by said image data for said individual color components stored in said memory means so that the image displayed under the control of said fourth control means is made to coincide with an image to be recorded on said recording medium.

Claim 29

An image processing system according to claim 24, wherein said adjusting means includes second look-up tables for converting said image data for said individual color components into predetermined data, and fourth control means for controlling said second look-up tables so that the conversion characteristics of said second look-up tables are made coincide with the conversion characteristics of said first look-up tables.

Claim 30

A control method for an image processing system arranged to read an original image and to produce an image output on a recording medium, said medium comprising the steps of: color-sequentially reading out the original image as frame images for individual color components; storing individual frame image information representing the frame images, read in said reading step, in a memory; transferring the individual frame image information from the memory to a display frame by frame, by direct memory access; synthesizing an image by superimposing a newly transferred frame image on a present displayed image; and updating the presently displayed image by the synthesized image each time one frame image is transferred and superimposed on the presently displayed image, wherein the storing operation of storing frame image information for a color component in the memory and the access operation of making access to frame image information for another color component by the direct memory access are performed in parallel.

Claim 31

A control method for an image processing system arranged to read an original image and to produce an image output on a recording medium, said medium comprising the steps of: color-sequentially reading out the original image as frame images for individual color components; storing individual frame image information representing the frame images, read in said reading step, in a memory; transferring the individual frame image information from the memory to a display frame by frame, by direct memory access; synthesizing an image by superimposing a newly transferred frame image on a present displayed image; and updating the presently displayed image by the synthesized image each time one frame image is transferred and superimposed on the presently displayed image, wherein the storing operation of storing frame image information for a color component in the memory and the access operation of making access to frame image information for another color component by the direct memory access are performed in parallel.

Claim 32

A method according to claim 26, further comprising the steps of: transmitting the image stored in the memory to a destination system in a frame-sequential manner; and storing the images received from the destination system in the frame-sequential manner in the memory.

Claim 33

A method according to claim 26, wherein said displaying step includes providing a signal-color display until image information on all the color components is prepared.

Claim 34

A method according to claim 26, wherein said transferring step includes the step of enlarging/reducing the image size of the images to be transferred.

Claim 35

A control method for an image processing system arranged to read an original image and to produce an image output on a display unit, said method comprising the steps of: sequentially reading out the original image as frame images for individual color components; writing the frame images read in said reading step to a memory in a frame-sequential manner over a first bus; transferring the frame images from the memory to the display frame by frame over a second bus by direct memory access, while said writing step is sequentially writing the read frame images to the memory; synthesizing an image by superimposing a newly transferred frame image on a presently displayed image; and updating the presently displayed image by the synthesized image each time one frame image is transferred and superimposed on the presently display image.

Claim 36

A control method for an image processing system arranged to read an original image and to produce an image output on a display unit, said method comprising the steps of: sequentially reading out the original image as frame images for individual color components; writing the frame images read in said reading step to a memory in a frame-sequential manner over a first bus; transferring the frame images from the memory to the display frame by frame over a second bus by direct memory access, while said writing step is sequentially writing the read frame images to the memory; synthesizing an image by superimposing a newly transferred frame image on a presently displayed image; and updating the presently displayed image by the synthesized image each time one frame image is transferred and superimposed on the presently display image.

Claim 37

A method according to claim 30, wherein said reading step includes reading the original image as images of individual color components, the memory including independent image memories for storing the images of the individual color components.

Claim 38

A method according to claim 31, wherein said writing step includes writing the image data on a particular color component read in said reading step to a corresponding image memory in the memory, said transferring step including executing the direct memory access to transfer to the display the image data on the particular color component which has been written in said writing step.

Claim 39

A method according to claim 32, wherein said displaying step includes providing a signal-color display until image information on all the color components is prepared.

Claim 40

A method according to claim 30, wherein said transferring step includes enlarging/reducing the image size of the images.

Claim 41

A method according to claim 34, wherein said enlarging/reducing step includes enlarging/reducing the size of the image data stored in the memory on the basis of the magnification-alteration information, and further comprising the step of outputting enlarged/reduced image data to a recording medium.

Claim 42

A method according to claim 30, wherein the display comprises display memories for storing image data on the individual control components, and look-up tables for converting the image data on the individual control components read from the respective display memories into predetermined data values, respectively, and wherein said displaying step includes providing a color image on the basis of the individual color component data converted by the look-up tables.

Claim 43

A method according to claim 36, further comprising the step of changing the conversion characteristics of the respective look-up tables of the display in accordance with an instruction from an operator.

Claim 44

A method according to claim 37, further comprising the steps of adjusting the color tone of the image data stored in the memory on the basis of the information provided in said changing step, and outputting the image data, the color tone of which has been adjusted in said adjusting step, to a recording medium.

Claim 45

A control method for an image processing system capable of transmitting image information to a destination apparatus, reading out an original image, storing read image information in a memory, and displaying an image on a display screen of a display, said method comprising the steps of: first enlarging/reducing of the image size of the image information stored in the memory according to the size of the original image; outputting the enlarged/reduced image to the display; displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, the reference image being an image displayed in said outputting step; and performing a second enlarging/reducing, of the image size of the image information stored in the memory at the magnification of said first enlarging/reducing step; and transmitting the image information enlarged/reduced in said second enlarging/reducing step, to the destination apparatus.

Claim 46

A control method for an image processing system capable of transmitting image information to a destination apparatus, reading out an original image, storing read image information in a memory, and displaying an image on a display screen of a display, said method comprising the steps of: first enlarging/reducing of the image size of the image information stored in the memory according to the size of the original image; outputting the enlarged/reduced image to the display; displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, the reference image being an image displayed in said outputting step; and performing a second enlarging/reducing, of the image size of the image information stored in the memory at the magnification of said first enlarging/reducing step; and transmitting the image information enlarged/reduced in said second enlarging/reducing step, to the destination apparatus.

Claim 47

A method according to claim 39, wherein said first enlarging/reducing step includes enlarging/reducing the size of an image to display the whole read image on the display screen at a time.

Claim 48

A method according to claim 39, wherein the display comprises display memories for storing image data for individual color components, and first look-up tables for converting the image data for the color components read from the respective display memories into predetermined data values, and wherein said displaying step includes providing display on the display screen on the basis of the image data for individual color components converted by the respective look-up tables.

Claim 49

A image method according to claim 41, further comprising the step of changing the conversion characteristics of the respective first look-up tables of the display in accordance with an operator's command.

Claim 50

A method according to claim 42, wherein said transmitting step includes the steps of adjusting and transmitting color tones, carried by the image data for the individual color components stored in the memory, so that the image displayed under the control of said changing step is made to coincide with the image to be transmitted to the destination apparatus.

Claim 51

A method according to claim 43, wherein the image processing system further comprises second look-up tables for converting the image data for the individual color components into predetermined data, and wherein said adjusting step includes a step of controlling the second look-up tables so that conversion characteristics of the second converting tables are made to coincide with the conversion characteristics of the first look-up tables.

Claim 52

A control method for an image processing system capable of receiving image information from a destination apparatus, storing received image information in a memory, displaying an image on a display screen of a display, and printing out the image information to a recording medium, said method comprising the steps of: first enlarging/reducing of the image size of the image information stored in the memory according to the size of the original image; outputting the enlarged/reduced image to the display; displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, the reference image being an image displayed under the control of said first enlarging/reducing step; performing a second enlarging/reducing of the image size of the image information stored in the memory at the magnification of the image displayed in said displaying step; and printing out the image enlarged/reduced in said second enlarging/reducing step to the recording medium.

Claim 53

A control method for an image processing system capable of receiving image information from a destination apparatus, storing received image information in a memory, displaying an image on a display screen of a display, and printing out the image information to a recording medium, said method comprising the steps of: first enlarging/reducing of the image size of the image information stored in the memory according to the size of the original image; outputting the enlarged/reduced image to the display; displaying a desired portion of a reference image at a desired magnification, the reference image being an image displayed under the control of said first enlarging/reducing step; performing a second enlarging/reducing of the image size of the image information stored in the memory at the magnification of the image displayed in said displaying step; and printing out the image enlarged/reduced in said second enlarging/reducing step to the recording medium.

Claim 54

A method according to claim 45, wherein the first enlarging/reducing step includes enlarging/reducing the size of an image to display the whole read image on the display screen at a time.

Claim 55

A method according to claim 45, wherein the display comprises display memories for storing image data for individual color components, and first look-up tables for converting the image data for said color components read from the respective display memories into predetermined data values, and wherein said displaying step includes providing display on the display screen on the basis of the image data for individual color components converted by the respective first look-up tables.

Claim 56

A method according to claim 47, further comprising the step of changing the conversion characteristics of the respective look-up tables of the display in accordance with an operator's command.

Claim 57

A method according to claim 48, wherein said second enlarging/reducing step includes the step of adjusting, when outputting the image to the recording medium, color tones carried by the image data for the individual color components stored in the memory, so that the image displayed under the control of said changing step is made to coincide with said image to be recorded on the recording medium.

Claim 58

A method according to claim 49, wherein the image processing system further comprises second look-up tables for converting the image data for the individual color components into predetermined data, and wherein said adjusting step includes the step of controlling the second look-up tables so that conversion characteristics of the second converting tables are made to coincide with the conversion characteristics of the first look-up tables.